Wine Details

Wine Description

This is a classic Cabernet Sauvignon; it is inky, with aromas of violets, graphite and black fruits. It has impressive length, and a chiseled structure accompanied by sweet, soft black fruit and spiced with clove and nutmeg.

(2007 Vintage) The absolutely spectacular 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has notes of pain grille and an almost Lynch-Bages-like creme de cassis, roasted herb, new saddle leather, and charcoal nose, with fabulous, full-bodied power, great silkiness, and richness, and again a very long finish that exceeds 40+ seconds. The purity, the richness, the overall harmony are all there, and the wine looks set for a terrific long life of at least two decades. There are approximately 940 cases of this blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, just under 12% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. Kudos to Snowden for pushing the envelope of quality.